Economic indicators
Find out how Kent is faring during the
current economic climate and look at the economic indicators used
to monitor Kent’s economic performance.
How is Kent faring during the current economic
conditions?
A PowerPoint slide show called
The state of the Kent economy (PPTX, 3.7Mb) is presented as a
resource kit from which slides can be selected to cover various
economic and labour market trends. Please feel free to use
these slides in your presentations. Please do not modify the
slides and please acknowledge the source at all times. This
presentation will be updated as new data is released, so please
visit this page frequently to get the latest version. Read
a PDF version of
The state of the Kent economy (PDF 2.4Mb).
The Annual Population Survey is a national
sample survey that is published quarterly and presents data
covering a 12-month period. The survey includes a range
of indicators such as the level of economic activity,
self-employment, occupational and industrial structure, and
qualifications of Kent's resident labour force
and are presented in the
Kent Labour Force profile: April 2012 (PDF,
489k)
Current economic indicators
Eleven economic indicators are used to examine
Kent's current economic profile. The indicators are:
- Unemployment
- Out of work benefits
- Employees
- Percentage employees in the
knowledge
- Employment
- Residence based
earnings
- Workplace based
earnings
- GVA
- Business Stock
- 3 Year Survival
Rates
- NVQ4+
A picture of the shape of the
economy at county and district level, based on these indicators, is
presented in the
Kent Economic Indicators 2012 report (PDF, 386k).
More detailed information on a wide range of
social and economic indicators is provided in the district profiles.
Gross Value Added (GVA) is a key measure of
economic wealth generation within a local area and is now the
measure preferred by the Office for National Statistics to assess
the economic health of an area. GVA is explained in more
detail in the bulletin
Gross Value Added (PDF, 370k).
Economic Overview
The Economic
Overview published in Summer 2011, provides a broad
picture of the Kent and Medway economy, covering deprivation,
disadvantage, infrastructure and the rural economy. The Economic
Overview is presented in 8 themed documents with one overarching
summary.